http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303417104579544551961937712.html
By Andrew Grossman
The Wall Street Journal
May 5, 2014
WASHINGTON —- A Navy systems administrator assigned to the nuclear reactor
department of an aircraft carrier was also the leader of an antigovernment
hacking group, prosecutors alleged Monday.
Prosecutors say 27-year-old Nicholas Knight, an alleged hacker since age
16, led Team Digi7al, a group that broke into networks belonging to more
than 30 governments, companies and individuals throughout 2012 and stole
personal information about employees and customers.
The group, motivated by a mix of antigovernment politics, boredom and
desire to prove itself to the hacking community, then posted some of the
information online, according to the charging document filed in federal
court in Tulsa, Okla., Monday.
Mr. Knight's arrest is a reminder of the dilemma the government faces as
it seeks to recruit young adults with hacker-grade computer chops. Often
times, they are indeed hackers. Some aren't yet ready to give up the
darker side of technology or, in the case of Edward Snowden, the former
National Security Agency contractor, they hold beliefs that may clash with
the Pentagon.
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